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God Told Me To

1976 · 90 min · Director: Larry Cohen ★ IMDb 6.3 · 7,589 ratings

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A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.

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God Told Me To (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Confusion 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Confusion, Disturbing. Genres: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Confusion and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disturbing
Curiosity
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension76 %58 %33 %73 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension67 %43 %38 %60 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity60 %36 %46 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension71 %55 %58 %65 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension77 %63 %64 %70 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity75 %63 %66 %56 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing76 %71 %64 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Disturbing71 %66 %63 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity64 %50 %65 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity61 %48 %63 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing70 %64 %61 %60 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Disturbing81 %76 %66 %75 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity74 %61 %70 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity65 %45 %70 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity73 %59 %69 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Sadness81 %64 %55 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Sadness78 %53 %38 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Tension80 %63 %44 %68 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Disturbing84 %80 %58 %73 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Disturbing82 %83 %55 %63 %
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

DR
Deborah Raffin

SS
Sylvia Sidney

Elizabeth Mullin

RD
Robert Drivas

Richard Lynch

Bernard Phillips

SW
Sammy Williams

JF
Jo Flores Chase

WR
William Roerick

Richards

LR
Lester Rawlins

Board Chairman

HB
Harry Bellaver

Cookie

GP
George Patterson

Zero

WS
Walter Steele

Junkie

JH
John Heffernan

Bramwell

AC
Alan Cauldwell

Bramwell as a Youth

RN
Robert Nichols

Fletcher

AK
Andy Kaufman

Police Assassin

AF
Al Fann

Detective Squad

Details

Directed by
Larry Cohen
Written by
Larry Cohen
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 7,589 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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